User configurable mattress system and method for customizing and repairing the same

Abstract

A User Configurable Mattress System and Method for Customizing and Repairing the Same comprising a support cored assembly, a foam assembly, and a covering assembly. The support core assembly is preferably comprised of a high resiliency foam portion, which may include one or more layers of high resiliency foam, and preferably has a thickness between 3 and 12 inches. The foam assembly further is preferably comprised of a first layer of latex foam and a second layer of gel foam. The first layer of latex foam is positioned on top of the second layer of gel foam for users who desire a firmer mattress, the second layer of gel foam is positioned on top of the first layer of latex foam for users who desire a softer mattress. The covering assembly substantially envelopes the support core assembly and the foam assembly, and is selectively removable.

I claim: 
     
       1. A user configurable mattress system comprising:
 a support core assembly providing primary vertical support, wherein the support core assembly further comprises a high resiliency foam portion, the high resiliency foam portion comprising one or more layers of high resiliency foam, the high resiliency foam portion having a thickness between 3 and 12 inches; 
 a foam assembly positioned above the support core assembly, wherein the foam assembly further comprises a first layer of latex foam and a second layer of gel foam, the first layer of latex foam having a thickness between 1 and 4 inches, the second layer of gel foam having a thickness between ½ and 3 inches, the first layer of latex foam is positioned on top of the second layer of gel foam for users who desire a firmer mattress, the second layer of gel foam is positioned on top of the first layer of latex foam for users who desire a softer mattress; 
 a covering assembly substantially enveloping the support core assembly and the foam assembly, the covering assembly being selectively removable; and 
 wherein the first layer of latex foam includes an indicia marked on at least either a top surface or a bottom surface of the first layer of latex foam providing a cut-line for a user to cut the first layer of latex foam, and the second layer of gel foam includes a second indicia marked on at least either a top surface or a bottom surface of the second layer of gel foam providing a second cut-line for a user to cut the second layer of gel foam, in order to allow a user to divide individually the first layer of latex foam and the second layer of gel foam to provide different levels of firmness for each side of the mattress. 
 
     
     
       2. The user configurable mattress system of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer of latex foam is divided into two portions with each portion running the length of the foam assembly and a portion of the width of the foam assembly, and the second layer of gel foam is divided into two portions with each portion running the length of the foam assembly and a portion of the width of the foam assembly, whereby firmness of the mattress system may be adapted for each side of the mattress separately. 
     
     
       3. The user configurable mattress system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one lumbar support member, the at least one lumbar support member being positionable such that it runs laterally along a central third of at least half of the mattress. 
     
     
       4. The user configurable mattress system of  claim 1 , further comprising a side support assembly, the side support assembly being operationally coupleable to the support core assembly and the foam assembly, the side support assembly providing additional firmness along the side edges of the mattress. 
     
     
       5. The user configurable mattress system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 wherein the foam assembly has a first plurality of vertical apertures therethrough, each one of the first plurality of vertical apertures being positioned adjacent to a side edge of the foam assembly; 
 wherein the support core assembly has a second plurality of vertical apertures, each one of the second plurality of vertical apertures being positioned adjacent to a side edge of the support core assembly, each one of the second plurality of apertures being substantially vertically aligned with a corresponding one of the first plurality of apertures when the foam assembly is properly aligned with the support core assembly; 
 a first plurality of plug members, each one of said first plurality of plug members being positionable in an associated pairing of one of the first plurality of vertical apertures and one of the second plurality of vertical apertures, whereby the foam assembly is operationally coupled to the support core assembly. 
 
     
     
       6. The user configurable mattress system of  claim 5 , wherein the first plurality of plug members provide additional edge support for the mattress. 
     
     
       7. The user configurable mattress system of  claim 6 , further comprising a second plurality of plug members, the second plurality of plug members providing a different amount of edge support for the mattress than the first plurality of plug members, each one of said first plurality of plug members and said second plurality of plug members being capable of being installed or removed by a user as desired to customize the edge support for each side of the mattress.